Career
The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Iron Cross (1939) Panzer Badge Bibliography.
The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Iron Cross (1939) Panzer Badge Bibliography.
Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (28 June 1940) 1st Class (12 March 1942) Wound Badge in Black in Silver Panzer Badge in Silver Eastern Front Medal Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight"s Cross on 14 May 1944 as Oberfeldwebel and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Divisions-Panzer-Jäger-Kompanie 361 752nd Oak Leaves on 24 February 1945 as Leutnant and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 1562.